Fant, Maidstone

About the property

NO FORWARD CHAIN. ATTRACTIVE DETACHED FAMILY HOME WITH PRIVATE GARDENS AND PADDOCKS EITHER SIDE EXTENDING TO AN APPROXIMATE AREA ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 7.75 and 8-ACRES.

A rarely available opportunity to purchase a charming detached family house located in the rural setting of the Medway valley and the Fant area of Maidstone. Although the property is in a rural location, it lies approximately 3-miles west of Maidstone town centre. The County town of Kent offers an excellent range of shops, schools and recreational facilities as well as two mainline stations. A clear benefit of being in the Medway Valley is its secluded position as well a being able to take advantage of the pleasant walks along the River Medway.

Although the property does require modernisation the accommodation boasts generous size sitting room with open fire, separate dining room, study/family room and kitchen/breakfast room to the ground floor. Four well proportioned bedrooms, en-suite bathroom and family bathroom to the first floor. Externally accessed via an external door is a boiler room with oil fired boiler and w.c. The property is accessed via a brick walled remote controlled electric gate opening to a long tarmac driveway which leads down to the house from the original gateway with a sweeping driveway round to the front of the property. The pleasant and established gardens extend to approximately 2.5-acres with further paddocks located to either side of the property, which overall, including the gardens extend in total to an area measured off Google maps to be estimated at just under 8-acres. Viewing of this rarely available home is highly recommended by the sole selling agents to appreciate the position an accommodation of this charming detached family home offering great potential for anyone to place their own stamp on the property and extension subject to the necessary planning consents being obtained. EPC rating: F. Contact: PAGE & WELLS Maidstone office - 01622 756703.

Externally: - Accessed from an external doorway is a boiler room with oil fired boiler and w.c. The property entrance is a brick wall with a remote controlled gate opening to a long tarmac driveway which in turn leads down to the house from the original gateway, sweeping round to the front of the property. Within the garden is a metal clad storage facility which has not been inspected.

Grounds: - The grounds of the property extend to approximately 2.5-acres incorporating areas that are predominantly laid to lawn with various mature shrubs and trees. Either side of the original gardens are two paddocks, in total the gardens extend to approximately just under 8-acres.

Agent's Note - Access Road - access to the property is via a long private road serving farmland and other properties. Access is only available from Upper Fant Road at its junction with Hackney Road. There is no right of access to/from Farleigh Lane to the west. Wood Cottage is responsible for 15% of the cost of the upkeep of the road (subject to conditions).Overage Clause - The two paddocks situated either side of the entrance drive of Wood Cottage were purchased in 2007. The transfer of title contained a development claw-back provision.

Further information regarding the roadway and Overage Clause can be obtained from Page & Well's Maidstone office.

Directions - Leave Maidstone via the A26 Tonbridge Road and proceed for some distance. Turn left into St Michael's Road, at the end of St Michael's Road turn right into Upper Fant Road. Proceed to the end of Upper Fant Road to the corner of Hackney Road where you will see an access farm road. Turn left into the farm road and proceed for approximately half a mile where Wood Cottage be found on the left hand side located down a long private driveway.

Representative example A mortgage of £202,784 payable over 23 years, initially on a fixed rate until 30/09/19 at 1.30% and then on a variable rate of 3.89% for the remaining 21 years would require 26 payments of £850.04 and 250 payments of £1,086.74. The total amount payable would be £294,896 made up of the loan amount plus interest (£91,002) and fees (£1,110). The overall cost for comparison is 3.5% APRC representative.

*The monthly payment is based on an repayment mortgage where the amount borrowed is equal to the % of the purchase price shown in the LTV column.

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Representative example A mortgage of £202,784 payable over 23 years, initially on a fixed rate until 30/09/19 at 1.30% and then on a variable rate of 3.89% for the remaining 21 years would require 26 payments of £850.04 and 250 payments of £1,086.74. The total amount payable would be £294,896 made up of the loan amount plus interest (£91,002) and fees (£1,110). The overall cost for comparison is 3.5% APRC representative.

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